McLouth dives into crowd for catch almost hit by drink

Email TORONTO -- Nate McLouth found himself in the middle of a play he likely won't forget. McLouth aggressively pursued a fly ball that Colby Rasmus hit to left to lead off the bottom half of the sixth inning, which hooked foul and took the Orioles' left fielder into the stands. The 31-year-old McLouth made the catch right before crashing into the wall down the left-field line and ...

Harris calls for expanded audit of education spending

Andy Harris said Thursday that he will request an expanded review of the Maryland Department of Education's use of federal funds after an audit found that the state may have to return up to $540,000 in misspent stimulus dollars and money designated for poor children.Harris, ...

After months of debate Boy Scouts lift ban on gay youth

Boy Scouts of America lifted its ban on gay youth starting in January, the latest sign of a shift in American attitudes toward gays and lesbians. After months of debate in local districts, more than 61 percent of the Boy Scouts national council approved a resolution at its annual meeting, overturning the long-standing prohibition on openly gay youth, while retaining a ban on gay adult leaders. ...

Like a war zone says Harford native of Okla. twister destruction

Diane Starr McDaniel, a native of Havre de Grace, lives in Edmond, Okla., with her husband David. She is a physical therapist at Norman Regional Hospital in Norman, Okla., which took in patients from the nearly-destroyed hospital in nearby Moore after a tornado struck the community Monday. David McDaniel is a photographer with The Oklahoman newspaper and covered the storm and its ...

Anne Arundels CraneTowsons Skinner named Unsung Hero winners

The One Love Foundation announced Thursday that North Carolina’s Zoe Skinner (Towson High) and Loyola’s Jason Crane (Chesapeake-Anne Arundel) have been selected as the 2013 Yeardley Reynolds Love Unsung Hero Award winners. Now in its third year, the award celebrates selfless acts of initiative and commitment performed by Division I lacrosse players; it is named after the former Notre ...